Vito Scalercio

Vito Scalercio (died 1921) was a Chicago Outfit gunman during Prohibition.

Biography
Vito Scalercio was a member of the Chicago Outfit, and he lived in a flat that was rented to him by Al Capone, an associate of Outfit boss Johnny Torrio. Scalercio was known for his skills as an assassin, and Capone decided to send Scalercio on a train from Chicago, Illinois to Atlantic City, New Jersey to assassinate Atlantic County Treasurer Enoch Thompson, an enemy of Capone's friend Jimmy Darmody. Scalercio attempted to shoot Thompson at the Ritz Carlton Hotel as he listened to Jack Dempsey's speech to the audience, but Scalercio managed only to shoot Thompson in the hand. Agent Clifford Lathrop shot Scalercio in the head before he could fire again, killing him.